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Chocolate Tahini Date Truffles

Dates, tahini, cacao and sesame rolled into deliberately imperfect truffles with a soft halva-like centre.

Prep20 mins
Cook0 mins
Serves14
DifficultyEasy
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Non-identical chocolate date truffles with rough tahini centres
TooGut pickFlexible, practical, genuinely delicious.

Do not process the mixture into baby food. A few date and sesame flecks make the centre feel made, not extruded.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves14

Truffles

  • 350 gMedjool dates, pitted
  • 150 ghulled tahini
  • 50 gunsweetened cacao powder
  • 50 gtoasted sesame seeds
  • 180 g85% dark chocolate, melted
  • 1 pinchflaky sea salt
One step at a time

Let’s cook.

Tick each step as you go. Built-in timers keep the important moments close.

Pulse, do not purée

Pulse dates, tahini, cacao, half the sesame and salt until clumpy with visible flecks.

Roll without perfecting

Roll into 14 slightly different truffles using damp hands.

Coat roughly

Dip or spoon over melted chocolate. Let uneven drips and patches remain, then scatter sesame.

Chill to set

Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Keep chilled for up to one week.

Per serve, estimate · Metric

Nutrition snapshot

Energy650 kJ

Protein3 g

Carbohydrate18 g

Fibre3 g

Fat9 g

Approximate only. Values change with brands, portions and selected swaps.
Set yourself up

Equipment

  • ✓ Food processor
  • ✓ Baking paper
  • ✓ Heatproof bowl
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